Stage costume design : theory, technique, and style
Bookreader Item Preview
Share or Embed This Item
- Publication date
- 1973
- Topics
- Costume, Costume, Toneelkostuums
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Appleton-Century-Crofts
- Collection
- inlibrary; printdisabled; marygrovecollege; internetarchivebooks; americana
- Contributor
- Internet Archive
- Language
- English
xv, 593 pages : 26 cm
From the Blurb: Effective costume design is a subtle art, for the impact of stage dress can immediately convey historical perspective, insights into individual characters, and a visual complement to the setting. Douglas A. Russell, whose years of experience as a costume designer have made him a master of the craft, examines every detail of the complex process. From script to production, Professor Russell guides the reader towards a complete understanding of costume design, for his work encompasses critical, aesthetic, practical, and historical viewpoints. On the one hand, Stage Costume Design is a practical manual which provides a step-by-step scheme for the construction of a costume. Every technical aspect-sketching, design and composition, color, fabric and pattern selection, accessory construction, ornamentation, and production organization-is here discussed with precision and clarity. Probing beyond mechanical problems, the author also investigates costume in terms of color association, the effect of fabric under light, and the structure of costume as personal expression. At the same time, this exemplary guide is the first in its field to emphasize costume design as an art as well as a craft; no other volume has so thoroughly explored the relation of costume design to the other arts of sculpture, architecture, and painting. By comparing period style to costume design, Professor Russell offers an entirely new artistic perspective too often overlooked in traditional texts. Although costume designing is shown to be a very complicated process, Professor Russell's introductory text will surely reward all who study it with care
Includes bibliographical references and index
Foreword / William Ball -- Preface -- Part 1: Theory And Technique: -- 1: Introduction: -- Visual environment of a production -- Function of environment -- Elements of the visual scene -- Requirements of the visual scene -- Costume as part of the visual scene -- Meaning of costume for the designer, the actor, and the director -- Meaning of costume as personal expression -- Structure of costume as personal expression -- Historic use of costume in the theatre -- Costume design as a profession -- 2: Planning and presentation of the costume sketch: -- Reading the script -- Conferences -- Research -- Schedules, lists, and charts -- Preliminary sketching and layout -- Costume sketch -- Surfaces for the costume sketch -- Rendering the costume sketch -- Backgrounds, framing, and preservation of the costume sketch -- Construction notes -- 3: Principles of characterization and design: -- Fundamentals of design -- Principles of characterization -- Elements of design -- Principles of design -- Problems in line -- Compositional problems in shape and measure -- Compositional problems of sequence and repetition -- Characterization and design when costumes are rented or taken from wardrobe -- 4: Color: -- Color theory -- Color mixing -- Color and light -- Color consciousness for the designer -- Developing a color palette -- Color associations -- Source of color images -- Color layouts -- Color planning in a play -- Color relationships between costume and scenery -- Unity through color -- 5: Fabric: -- Fabric for the stage -- Basic fabric fibers -- Basic weaves -- Dyeing and printing -- Fabric finishes -- Basic list of standard fabrics -- Buying fabrics -- Fabric images -- Fabrics in movement -- Fabrics under light -- 6: Patterns: -- Introduction -- Measurements -- Standard commercial patterns -- Expansion of patterns drawn to scale -- Readily available sources for costume patterns -- Layout of basic pattern shapes -- Pattern adaptation -- Pattern pieces -- 7: Construction and ornamentation: -- Costume construction -- Workshop and storage facilities -- Costume storage area -- Costume workshop -- Organization of the shop personnel -- Cutting and fitting the costumes -- Lining and finishing -- Trim and ornamentation -- Dyeing and painting
8: Accessory construction and production organization: -- Construction of special costume parts and accessories -- Mask and armor construction -- Decorative jewelry and raised ornaments -- Footwear -- Hoop skirts -- Chain mail -- Wigs -- Headdresses and millinery -- Specialized surface textures -- Sources of theatrical fabrics and supplies -- Organization of a costume crew -- Part 2: Theory And Style: -- 9: Problem of style in costume design -- What is style? -- Reality and style in costume design -- Stylization in art and costume design -- Form and content in the visual arts -- Major polar opposites in the visual arts -- Other polar opposites in the visual arts -- Analogies between visual and literary style -- 10: Classical plays: -- Ritualistic beginnings of theatre -- Greek art and drama -- Classical Greek tragedy -- Greek theatre -- Oedipus the King -- Visual presentation of Oedipus today -- Roman art and drama -- Menaechmi -- Visual presentation of The Menaechmi today -- 11: Medieval plays: -- Medieval art and thought -- Medieval theatre and drama -- Second shepherd's play -- Visual presentation of the Second Shepherd's play today -- 12: Renaissance plays: -- Art and culture in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries -- Theatre and drama in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries -- Shakespeare as a renaissance playwright -- Romeo and Juliet -- Visual presentation of Romeo and Juliet today -- Hamlet -- Visual presentation of Hamlet today -- 13: Baroque plays: -- Art and culture in the seventeenth century -- Theatre and drama in the seventeenth century -- Tartuffe -- Visual presentation of Tartuffe today -- Phedre -- Visual presentation of Phedre today -- 14: Eighteenth-century plays: -- Art and culture in the eighteenth century -- Theatre and drama in the eighteenth century -- School for scandal -- Visual presentation of the School for Scandal today -- 15: Romantic plays: -- Art and culture in the early nineteenth century -- Theatre and drama in the early nineteenth century -- Faust -- Visual presentation of the Faust today -- 16: Realistic plays: -- Art and culture in the midnineteenth century -- Realism in theatre and drama -- Ghosts -- Visual presentation of ghosts today -- Cherry orchard -- Visual presentation of the Cherry orchard today -- 17: Symbolist plays: -- Art and culture at the close of the nineteenth century -- Revolt against realism the theatre -- Pelleas and Melisande -- Visual presentation of Pelleas and Melisande today -- From morn to midnight -- Visual presentation of from morn to midnight today -- 18: Relativist plays: -- Art and culture in the twentieth century -- Theatre in the twentieth century -- Six character in search of an author -- Visual presentation of six characters in search of an author today -- Blacks -- Visual presentation of the Blacks today -- 19: Problem of style: summary and conclusion: -- Meaning of style -- Various style labels in relation to life -- How the various style labels affect the costume designer -- Problem of the costume design in our present culture -- Production of Prometheus bound -- Contemporary plays -- Part 3: Outline History Of Western Costume: -- Recommended sources on the history of western costume -- Outline history of western costume -- Glossary of terms relating to the history of costume -- Bibliography -- Sources of theatrical supplies -- Index
From the Blurb: Effective costume design is a subtle art, for the impact of stage dress can immediately convey historical perspective, insights into individual characters, and a visual complement to the setting. Douglas A. Russell, whose years of experience as a costume designer have made him a master of the craft, examines every detail of the complex process. From script to production, Professor Russell guides the reader towards a complete understanding of costume design, for his work encompasses critical, aesthetic, practical, and historical viewpoints. On the one hand, Stage Costume Design is a practical manual which provides a step-by-step scheme for the construction of a costume. Every technical aspect-sketching, design and composition, color, fabric and pattern selection, accessory construction, ornamentation, and production organization-is here discussed with precision and clarity. Probing beyond mechanical problems, the author also investigates costume in terms of color association, the effect of fabric under light, and the structure of costume as personal expression. At the same time, this exemplary guide is the first in its field to emphasize costume design as an art as well as a craft; no other volume has so thoroughly explored the relation of costume design to the other arts of sculpture, architecture, and painting. By comparing period style to costume design, Professor Russell offers an entirely new artistic perspective too often overlooked in traditional texts. Although costume designing is shown to be a very complicated process, Professor Russell's introductory text will surely reward all who study it with care
Includes bibliographical references and index
Foreword / William Ball -- Preface -- Part 1: Theory And Technique: -- 1: Introduction: -- Visual environment of a production -- Function of environment -- Elements of the visual scene -- Requirements of the visual scene -- Costume as part of the visual scene -- Meaning of costume for the designer, the actor, and the director -- Meaning of costume as personal expression -- Structure of costume as personal expression -- Historic use of costume in the theatre -- Costume design as a profession -- 2: Planning and presentation of the costume sketch: -- Reading the script -- Conferences -- Research -- Schedules, lists, and charts -- Preliminary sketching and layout -- Costume sketch -- Surfaces for the costume sketch -- Rendering the costume sketch -- Backgrounds, framing, and preservation of the costume sketch -- Construction notes -- 3: Principles of characterization and design: -- Fundamentals of design -- Principles of characterization -- Elements of design -- Principles of design -- Problems in line -- Compositional problems in shape and measure -- Compositional problems of sequence and repetition -- Characterization and design when costumes are rented or taken from wardrobe -- 4: Color: -- Color theory -- Color mixing -- Color and light -- Color consciousness for the designer -- Developing a color palette -- Color associations -- Source of color images -- Color layouts -- Color planning in a play -- Color relationships between costume and scenery -- Unity through color -- 5: Fabric: -- Fabric for the stage -- Basic fabric fibers -- Basic weaves -- Dyeing and printing -- Fabric finishes -- Basic list of standard fabrics -- Buying fabrics -- Fabric images -- Fabrics in movement -- Fabrics under light -- 6: Patterns: -- Introduction -- Measurements -- Standard commercial patterns -- Expansion of patterns drawn to scale -- Readily available sources for costume patterns -- Layout of basic pattern shapes -- Pattern adaptation -- Pattern pieces -- 7: Construction and ornamentation: -- Costume construction -- Workshop and storage facilities -- Costume storage area -- Costume workshop -- Organization of the shop personnel -- Cutting and fitting the costumes -- Lining and finishing -- Trim and ornamentation -- Dyeing and painting
8: Accessory construction and production organization: -- Construction of special costume parts and accessories -- Mask and armor construction -- Decorative jewelry and raised ornaments -- Footwear -- Hoop skirts -- Chain mail -- Wigs -- Headdresses and millinery -- Specialized surface textures -- Sources of theatrical fabrics and supplies -- Organization of a costume crew -- Part 2: Theory And Style: -- 9: Problem of style in costume design -- What is style? -- Reality and style in costume design -- Stylization in art and costume design -- Form and content in the visual arts -- Major polar opposites in the visual arts -- Other polar opposites in the visual arts -- Analogies between visual and literary style -- 10: Classical plays: -- Ritualistic beginnings of theatre -- Greek art and drama -- Classical Greek tragedy -- Greek theatre -- Oedipus the King -- Visual presentation of Oedipus today -- Roman art and drama -- Menaechmi -- Visual presentation of The Menaechmi today -- 11: Medieval plays: -- Medieval art and thought -- Medieval theatre and drama -- Second shepherd's play -- Visual presentation of the Second Shepherd's play today -- 12: Renaissance plays: -- Art and culture in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries -- Theatre and drama in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries -- Shakespeare as a renaissance playwright -- Romeo and Juliet -- Visual presentation of Romeo and Juliet today -- Hamlet -- Visual presentation of Hamlet today -- 13: Baroque plays: -- Art and culture in the seventeenth century -- Theatre and drama in the seventeenth century -- Tartuffe -- Visual presentation of Tartuffe today -- Phedre -- Visual presentation of Phedre today -- 14: Eighteenth-century plays: -- Art and culture in the eighteenth century -- Theatre and drama in the eighteenth century -- School for scandal -- Visual presentation of the School for Scandal today -- 15: Romantic plays: -- Art and culture in the early nineteenth century -- Theatre and drama in the early nineteenth century -- Faust -- Visual presentation of the Faust today -- 16: Realistic plays: -- Art and culture in the midnineteenth century -- Realism in theatre and drama -- Ghosts -- Visual presentation of ghosts today -- Cherry orchard -- Visual presentation of the Cherry orchard today -- 17: Symbolist plays: -- Art and culture at the close of the nineteenth century -- Revolt against realism the theatre -- Pelleas and Melisande -- Visual presentation of Pelleas and Melisande today -- From morn to midnight -- Visual presentation of from morn to midnight today -- 18: Relativist plays: -- Art and culture in the twentieth century -- Theatre in the twentieth century -- Six character in search of an author -- Visual presentation of six characters in search of an author today -- Blacks -- Visual presentation of the Blacks today -- 19: Problem of style: summary and conclusion: -- Meaning of style -- Various style labels in relation to life -- How the various style labels affect the costume designer -- Problem of the costume design in our present culture -- Production of Prometheus bound -- Contemporary plays -- Part 3: Outline History Of Western Costume: -- Recommended sources on the history of western costume -- Outline history of western costume -- Glossary of terms relating to the history of costume -- Bibliography -- Sources of theatrical supplies -- Index
- Access-restricted-item
- true
- Addeddate
- 2020-05-11 16:07:40
- Boxid
- IA1798702
- Camera
- Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control)
- Col_number
- COL-609
- Collection_set
- printdisabled
- External-identifier
-
urn:oclc:record:1178535146
urn:lcp:stagecostumedesi0000unse:lcpdf:09458cb0-0948-4fda-af88-724160f00a45
urn:lcp:stagecostumedesi0000unse:epub:aa299917-6e91-40dc-8acd-f6fb38a72ed9
- Foldoutcount
- 0
- Identifier
- stagecostumedesi0000unse
- Identifier-ark
- ark:/13960/t8pd1mj48
- Invoice
- 1652
- Lccn
- 72091063
- Ocr
- ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR)
- Ocr_converted
- abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11
- Ocr_module_version
- 0.0.14
- Old_pallet
- IA17395
- Openlibrary_edition
- OL5307704M
- Openlibrary_work
- OL4956581W
- Page_number_confidence
- 94.38
- Pages
- 632
- Ppi
- 300
- Rcs_key
- 24143
- Republisher_date
- 20200325080813
- Republisher_operator
- associate-loida-sulit@archive.org
- Republisher_time
- 730
- Scandate
- 20200324173718
- Scanner
- station19.cebu.archive.org
- Scanningcenter
- cebu
- Tts_version
- 3.5-initial-88-gad68d72
- Worldcat (source edition)
- 666814
- Full catalog record
- MARCXML
comment
Reviews
There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to
write a review.
325 Previews
48 Favorites
DOWNLOAD OPTIONS
No suitable files to display here.
EPUB and PDF access not available for this item.
IN COLLECTIONS
Texts to Borrow Books for People with Print Disabilities Marygrove College Library Internet Archive Books American LibrariesUploaded by station19.cebu on